Troy cops: 5 arrested, drugs, gun, cash seized

By Bryan Fitzgerald

Updated 6:43 am, Wednesday, November 20, 2013

TROY — A handgun, $4,000 in cash and a small bag of crack were seized by police and five people were arrested Monday after they tried to run from cops, police said.

The incident unfolded around 4:15 p.m. near the intersection of Hoosick and 8th Streets, Capt. John Cooney said.

Police had just received a call for an assault and were told one of the people involved may have a gun, Cooney said.

When cops spotted the group, they ran, but all five were apprehended within minutes, the police spokesman said.

One of the suspects had a loaded handgun in his possession and another threw a bag of crack out of his pocket and more than $4,000 in cash on him, Cooney said.

Each of the five was charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Qon Pringle, 16, was also charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and stolen property, and Arik Perkins, 20, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. bfitzgerald@timesunion.com • 518-454-5414 • @BFitzgeraldTU